today’s hot news
DAILY RUSH HOUR: Princess Diana returned — and brought one hell of a list
Hey folks—I know not everyone gets a chance to catch Rush Hour live, so I'm going to start including a link to each episode right here in the blast. That way, if you missed the show or just want to hear it again, it's only a click away - or check out my thoughts...
Democrats demand Hakeem Jeffries wear bodycam during future meetings with Republicans
TOTAL BS! WASHINGTON — House Democrats announced Thursday that Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will be required to wear a body camera during future meetings with Republicans following revelations that he privately met with Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner. The meeting...
Dem congressman warns GOP chairman may revoke his citizenship — gets one-line reply
BS BULLETIN: Rep. David Min suggested Republican task force Chairman Brandon Gill might attempt to revoke his citizenship if Min said something Gill disliked. Min cited Gill’s earlier petition urging the Trump administration to deport Rep. Ilhan Omar over statements...
Walmart parking feud turns deadly — but shooter won’t face charges under Florida law
BS BULLETIN: Broward County prosecutors say Melissa Payne will not be charged in the June 30 fatal shooting of Bart DiGuglielmo in a North Lauderdale Walmart parking lot. Prosecutors concluded Florida's Stand Your Ground law protected Payne because video showed...
Robot vacuum catches cheating wife — then husband gets cleaned out in court
BS BULLETIN: A Taiwanese husband used his robot vacuum’s camera to record his wife with another man inside the couple’s vacation home. The footage helped him win NT$500,000 — roughly $16,000 — from his wife and her alleged lover in a civil case. His wife then filed a...
France agrees to make Arc de Triomphe taller after Trump calls theirs ‘cute little arch’
TOTAL BS! PARIS — The French government has approved an emergency expansion of the Arc de Triomphe after President Donald Trump's planned 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington left officials concerned that France's most famous monument now looks “a little adorable.”...
Senators not keen on banning AI from surpassing humans despite alarm bells
Senators wouldn’t commit Thursday to supporting possible legislation that would ban artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that could someday surpass human intelligence and act independently. Tech engineers and prominent AI researchers resigned from major labs and...
Poll: 60% of Ohioans disapprove of Trump
(The Center Square) – Sixty percent of Ohio voters disapprove of the job President Donald Trump is doing as the midterm elections approach, according to a new poll from Bowling Green State University. "Ohio has been one of Donald Trump's strongest states, but...
SIUE, student paper debate press freedom
(The Center Square) – As a battle brews over freedom of the press at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, a free speech advocate says student journalists at public universities are protected under both the First Amendment and state law. The Foundation for...
ICE expands operations in Tennessee as major arrests are made
(The Center Square) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expanding partnerships with local law enforcement in Tennessee resulting in major arrests of violent criminals. State and local law enforcement have expanded 287(g) partnerships with ICE in a...
Wisconsin dairy groups cheer farm bill progress in D.C.
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s dairymen are happy to see the latest farm bill move forward at the Capitol. The U.S. Senate’s Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry recently approved the new bill on 12-11 vote. Wisconsin's largest dairy group, the...
Illegal entries remain lower, up slightly n August from July
(The Center Square) – Illegal entries were again significantly lower last month although slightly up from July’s numbers, according to the latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection data. There were 34,428 illegal border crosser apprehensions/encounters reported...
